desolated

past tense of desolate
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of totally desolated the city with aerial bombs

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  • Civilian infrastructure—roads, sewage, electricity, and municipal services—has been destroyed.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • One police cruiser was destroyed by flames and needed to be towed away from the area, officials said.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • In a post on Reddit's Wedding Drama forum, the bride explained the stressful situation that nearly ruined her nuptials.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After his umpteenth comeback, director Robert Altman almost immediately ruined his career again with this tepid, unwieldy multicharacter satire of the fashion world.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • But their cash supply eventually dried up and major investors lost interest in them — leading to a huge crash that devastated the whole market.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Israel then launched its war on the strip, which has been devastated by fierce bombardment and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground operations.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Neighbors for a Better San Diego, a group that represents mostly single-family homeowners and opposes nearby higher-density development, criticized the report for not tracking how many homes get demolished to make way for new projects.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • It was finally demolished in 2008.
    Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Both teams boast impressive defenses, but the Bills are coming off an embarrassing loss to a divisional rival last week that shattered hopes of an undefeated season.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Trojans may have shattered that superstition, improving to 7-5 all-time against the blue-blood Wolverines.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • Chastain, in desperation, then took his car on the final braking zone and wrecked into the 11 with the hope of passing him back.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Brian Schottenheimer battles through injuries Heading into the game against the Jets, Schottenheimer’s offensive line was wrecked by injury.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Desolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desolated. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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